With six of its top eight varsity players returning, the Lennox High School boys tennis team enters the 2026 season with experience and depth, something head coach Kevin Plank believes could make the Orioles competitive throughout the lineup. Now in his ninth season leading the program, Plank said the returning core gives Lennox a strong foundation despite losing two varsity contributors to graduation, including last season’s No. 2 and No. 4 singles players. “With our depth a

With all members present the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, March 24. The Civil Deputy State’s Attorney office asked the commission to consider a motion to approve a Rental Agreement with Eboom LLC to utilize the Lincoln County Fairground’s parking lot for Firework Sales. “The same applicant as last year has asked to be allowed to use the fairgrounds and entered into a rental agreement. After the test run there were lots of things that didn’t go as planne

By Jackson Dircks | SDPB Can data centers be done right? That’s the question one group of high schoolers in Lennox, South Dakota, are trying to answer for their community. “One of the big things is water usage, coolage, and electricity usage. Can you explain how it’s different for a data center than it would be for some other industrial usage,” asked one Lennox, SD, resident Monday, March 16. She had questions that needed answers. That seems to be the general tone around data

Rapid City welcomed some of South Dakota’s most talented young musicians Saturday, March 28, for the 75th Annual South Dakota All-State Band, a prestigious event that brings together outstanding student performers from across the state. Representing Lennox was Grant Buhta. The All-State Band audition includes a long preparation process culminating in a live audition that includes knowing all 12 major and minor scales, preparing a solo and etude, memorizing a chromatic scale,

The Lennox Youth Wrestling Program delivered an outstanding performance at the 2026 South Dakota Wrestling Coaches Association (SDWCA) State Tournament, held March 20–22 at the Sioux Falls Arena. More than 1,900 wrestlers from across the state competed for AAU and USA state titles, with Lennox represented by a strong field of 20 athletes. Sixteen Lennox wrestlers qualified to compete in the AAU Folkstyle Tournament: Parx Fergen, Liam Atkins, Tharyn Schmidt, Crew DeJong, Mason

The Lennox City Council met Monday March 23. Mayor Danny Fergen started the meeting with a Mayoral Proclamation for the Lennox Oriole Powerlifting Team. The Resolution read as follows: “MAYORAL PROCLAMATION City of Lennox, Lincoln County, South Dakota OFFICE OF THE MAYOR WHEREAS, the 2026 Lennox Oriole Powerlifting Team competed at the South Dakota State Powerlifting Tournament; and WHEREAS, the 2026 Lennox Oriole Powerlifting Team competed against 255 of the state’s strong

The Lennox High School baseball team enters the 2026 season with a veteran core, experienced pitching staff, and postseason goals firmly in place. Head coach Drew Sweeter begins his ninth season leading the Orioles after guiding the team to an 11-8 record a year ago. Lennox’s 2025 campaign ended with a first-round postseason loss to West Central. “We return a lot of varsity experience,” Sweeter said. “The majority of our lineup is back as well as our pitching. Our goal for th

After a very successful season last year, the Lennox High School track and field teams are preparing for another competitive spring with experienced returners, emerging young talent, and state-level goals leading the way. Head coach Jared Vlastuin enters his ninth season leading the Orioles program, joined by assistant coaches Paul McVey, Kray Person, Chris Kruse, and Mike Oltmanns. “I have been at Lennox as the head coach since the 2018 track and field season,” Vlastuin sai

The Lennox sixth grade boys basketball team wrapped up an extraordinary season by compiling a 36-1 overall record and capturing championships in both the North Dakota Middle School State Tournament and the Nebraska Middle School State Tournament. Coached by Joe Reints and Brock Rops, the team finished undefeated against all sixth-grade opponents and did not lose a single game to travel teams throughout the season. Their lone loss came by just two points against a seventh-grad

Community Blood Bank is urgently calling on residents of Lennox and the surrounding area to donate blood following a critical drop in supply levels. The shortage, driven by a series of traumatic medical emergencies in the past week, has strained blood levels, and created an immediate need for donations of all blood types. A community blood drive will be held on Friday, April 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Sunshine Foods (515 N. Pine St, Lennox, S